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4 Aug 17
Accountancy and law firms contribute some £15.5bn in tax to the Treasury.
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31 Jul 17
Britain will not lower taxes far below the European average to be competitive, Philip Hammond has told a French newspaper.
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31 Jul 17
Whitehall has called on software firms to provide updated programmes to local councils so they can grant new levels of business rate relief to small businesses.
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26 Jul 17
The government has temporarily suspended HMRC enforcement action and is waiving historic financial penalties against the social care sector in its row over sleep-in shift pay.
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6 Jul 17
Investment in the North is necessary if the region is to become more productive and so even out economic divisions
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28 Jun 17
Britons want more money spent on public services and are happy to pay for it, according to a report on social attitudes.
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21 Jun 17
Public sector net borrowing was down £300m to £6.7bn in May compared to May last year, according to the latest figures.
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11 May 17
A draft version of Labour’s manifesto has leaked revealing the party’s plans to end the public sector pay cap, build 100,000 council homes and nationalise the railways.
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26 Apr 17
MSPs have backed the principle behind Scottish Government plans to cut and eventually abolish air travel tax, but criticised finance secretary Derek Mackay for failing to commission any independent...
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21 Apr 17
Government plans to raise £300m a year by increasing probate fees have been shelved because of Theresa May’s snap general election, the Ministry of Justice has said.
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19 Apr 17
Labour says the party wants to pay for public services through a proposed tax hike on people earning more than £70,000.
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6 Apr 17
The contract between HM Revenue & Customs and business services firm Concentrix to investigate tax credit awards was a “catastrophic failure” and lessons need to be learned, MPs on...
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3 Apr 17
Download our supplement on the implications of Brexit for public finance
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30 Mar 17
Scottish finance secretary Derek Mackay has told the CIPFA Scotland conference he expects Scottish tax policies to diverge increasingly from those of the rest of the UK.
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27 Mar 17
Rumours of the UK’s post-Brexit tax haven status have been exaggerated. But politicians must resist public pressure to make short-termist tax changes on other fronts
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15 Mar 17
Chancellor Philip Hammond has put on hold plans to increase the rate of National Insurance contributions for self-employed people announced in the spring Budget last week.
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13 Mar 17
Nearly a third of employers are not aware of the government’s forthcoming apprenticeship levy, according to a survey.
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10 Mar 17
The chancellor combined moves to relieve short-term pressures in the public sector with measures to encourage long-term stability, while staying tight-lipped on social care funding
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8 Mar 17
The spring Budget promised a review of taxation on North Sea assets aimed at maximising exploitation of remaining oil reserves, and on the extra £350m of “Barnett consequentials”...
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8 Mar 17
This Budget saw the chancellor tell MPs about some improved economic forecasts. However, the broad outlook remains uncertain – and Brexit didn’t even merit a mention
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8 Mar 17
The main rate of National Insurance Contributions paid by self-employed people is to increase by 1% from next April, chancellor Phillip Hammond has announced today.
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8 Mar 17
Local authorities are to share a £300m pot for discretionary business rate reliefs to help firms facing higher bills due to next month’s revaluation of the levy, chancellor Philip Hammond...
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6 Mar 17
A real-time online system will collect tax return information automatically and manage irregular incomes better. Could it also make a local income tax viable?
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4 Mar 17
April’s business rate revaluation will see £400m transferred from London councils to authorities in the North, according to an analysis by the Institute for Fiscal Studies.
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23 Feb 17
Britain’s tax laws are biased in favour of the self-employed and should be reformed to enable greater investment in people instead of buildings and machines, the LSE Growth Commission has said.
4 Aug 17Accountancy and law firms contribute some £15.5bn in tax to the Treasury.
31 Jul 17Britain will not lower taxes far below the European average to be competitive, Philip Hammond has told a French newspaper.
31 Jul 17Whitehall has called on software firms to provide updated programmes to local councils so they can grant new levels of business rate relief to small businesses.
26 Jul 17The government has temporarily suspended HMRC enforcement action and is waiving historic financial penalties against the social care sector in its row over sleep-in shift pay.
6 Jul 17Investment in the North is necessary if the region is to become more productive and so even out economic divisions
28 Jun 17Britons want more money spent on public services and are happy to pay for it, according to a report on social attitudes.
21 Jun 17Public sector net borrowing was down £300m to £6.7bn in May compared to May last year, according to the latest figures.
11 May 17A draft version of Labour’s manifesto has leaked revealing the party’s plans to end the public sector pay cap, build 100,000 council homes and nationalise the railways.
26 Apr 17MSPs have backed the principle behind Scottish Government plans to cut and eventually abolish air travel tax, but criticised finance secretary Derek Mackay for failing to commission any independent...
21 Apr 17Government plans to raise £300m a year by increasing probate fees have been shelved because of Theresa May’s snap general election, the Ministry of Justice has said.
19 Apr 17Labour says the party wants to pay for public services through a proposed tax hike on people earning more than £70,000.
6 Apr 17The contract between HM Revenue & Customs and business services firm Concentrix to investigate tax credit awards was a “catastrophic failure” and lessons need to be learned, MPs on...
3 Apr 17Download our supplement on the implications of Brexit for public finance
27 Mar 17Rumours of the UK’s post-Brexit tax haven status have been exaggerated. But politicians must resist public pressure to make short-termist tax changes on other fronts
13 Mar 17Nearly a third of employers are not aware of the government’s forthcoming apprenticeship levy, according to a survey.
10 Mar 17The chancellor combined moves to relieve short-term pressures in the public sector with measures to encourage long-term stability, while staying tight-lipped on social care funding
8 Mar 17The spring Budget promised a review of taxation on North Sea assets aimed at maximising exploitation of remaining oil reserves, and on the extra £350m of “Barnett consequentials”...
8 Mar 17This Budget saw the chancellor tell MPs about some improved economic forecasts. However, the broad outlook remains uncertain – and Brexit didn’t even merit a mention
8 Mar 17The main rate of National Insurance Contributions paid by self-employed people is to increase by 1% from next April, chancellor Phillip Hammond has announced today.
8 Mar 17Local authorities are to share a £300m pot for discretionary business rate reliefs to help firms facing higher bills due to next month’s revaluation of the levy, chancellor Philip Hammond...
6 Mar 17A real-time online system will collect tax return information automatically and manage irregular incomes better. Could it also make a local income tax viable?
4 Mar 17April’s business rate revaluation will see £400m transferred from London councils to authorities in the North, according to an analysis by the Institute for Fiscal Studies.
23 Feb 17Britain’s tax laws are biased in favour of the self-employed and should be reformed to enable greater investment in people instead of buildings and machines, the LSE Growth Commission has said.
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